All Forum Posts by Mike Barney

Re: LNT for kids?When we've done programs with younger boys, we've tried to not get too detailed, more of pretty open ended, high level generalized questions and examples, letting them set the level, then elaborati...

Re: Re: Re: Re: Coin Battery SourcesActually, because of the way white LED's work, it's very likely you will get little to no light out. That's because an LED requires a minimum voltage across it to (typically about 3.5 - 4 Volts fo...

Re: Re: Headlamp doesn't require batteriesConsidering the weight on new lithium batteries or NiMH rechargables, You could go a really long way before you'd get up to the generator weight.
And with due respect, dealing with an overseas com...

Re: Toothpaste as anti-IvyIn 1988 I was out in a heavily wooded area in Dallas, and brushed against what I thought was a 2" diameter vine as I walked through the trees. Within 1 minute, I developed a very large irritation ...

Re: in search of a bigger beercan...I'm not a beer drinker, but have seen some "mini-kegs" of German beer and I believe Foster's Lager that appear to be 32 oz / 1L pop top cans, at stores that have a wide variety of beer. You might...

All Reader Reviews by Mike Barney

MSR Pocket RocketThis is a pretty basic stove that is simple to operate. It's lightweight and reasonably efficient. We used 3 of these on a 10 day hike with 10 people and they worked well.
The stove is reas...

Light My Fire SporkI like the LMF Spork, but it's almost too flexible. I can agree with many if not most of the comments above, and have had one break. When you use it to stir something very hot, it gets soft and ...

Garmin Rino 120 GPS and FRS / GMRS RadioGreat Idea, lacking implementation.The premis of the Rino family is that it would be great to know where others are via GPS location. Great Idea. This is accomplished by using FRS radio frequencies i...

Marmot Helium (long)I had this bag for a short period, but really liked it. It's so warm, that it was almost too warm for me above freezing, but a very comfortable bag overall.
It fits me (6'1") well a...

Jolt GumI guess if I was going to give this a really fair shake I'd have consumed the whole pack. Unfortunately or fortunately 1/2 a piece was more than enough. The taste isn't there, and I do have ...

Big AgnesWe had a short term need for a bag and pad we could use at Philmont, and the Scout was on a budget. We looked around and called Big Agnes. They had a demo bag come in the next day, and they called b...

WalMartWalmart really does have nice people in their outdoors department at our local establishment, who know a lot about the Coleman lanterns and stoves and shotguns / rifles and ammo and really try to hel...

Tarptent CloudburstThe Cloudburst 2 was my first tent from Tarptent.
I like the design, and it holds up well in rain and wind. It sleeps 2 comfortably and sets up pretty easily with as few as 3 stakes. It weight a ha...

Sling-Light Chair w/ body and kneck restI purchased 2 of these initially for a 2 week hike. In the store, it seemed like a pretty good idea during a quick checkout. It's less than 2 lbs, so one of the lighter camp chairs available. It do...